CURRENT EVENTS

• 2025.06.24Today’s Class 1

  

  Class 1 had lots of fun today. After everyone put away their bags and water bottles we had Discovery Time with Class 2. Lots of friends enjoy playing with clay and using the clay tools. After we cleaned up, it was time to exercise. Today was our first time doing the big kid’s exercise, and it was lots of fun. After doing our Morning Meeting and getting stickers for our stickerbooks, we got ready to go to Heiwa Kindergarten to take care of our mini tomatoes. Class 1 friends got on the bus and headed up into the mountains. When we got there, everyone took turns pulling out weeds so that out tomatoes can stay healthy. Then finally we watered them with our elephant watering cans. Just before we left, all of the Juniors commanded the tomatoes to, “Grow! Grow! Grow!” with a big voice. After returning to IYK, we had a yummy lunch and some play time before reading a fun English book and saying goodbye to everyone. See you tomorrow, everyone!

• 2025.06.23Today’s Intermediate

  

  　今日は年中組２回目の体育教室が行われました。まずは怪我をしないようにしっかりと準備運動を行い、両脚跳びの「ウサギジャンプ」や、腕の力で体を支える「アザラシ歩き」でウォーミングアップはバッチリ。いよいよメインのアクティビティが始まると、肘を真っ直ぐ伸ばすお約束を意識しながら、鉄棒で３カウントキープしたり、グー・グー・パーの足の動きを意識しながら跳び箱に跳び乗る練習をしました。まだ腕だけで体を支えるのが難しかったり、足の動きが途中で分からなくなってしまう子もいましたが、それでも一人ひとりが最後まで諦めずに自分なりに取り組む姿が見られましたよ。最後はゆうか先生と一緒にゲームをして体育教室はおしまい。クラスのPhysical Activityでも今日学んだことを活かし活動を進めていきたいと思います。

• 2025.06.20Today’s Elephant Class

  

  Today in Elephant Class we had lots of fun reviewing body parts. We got in the summer mood by dancing to a Hawaiian-style version of “Hokey Pokey”. The children did great using a big, loud voice to say body parts like “head”, “hand”, and “foot”. We also had a little obstacle course where the children tried to walk on top of the foot prints. Everyone did their best and we saw many smiles. Stay cool and please have a nice weekend, Elephant Class friends. See you again on Tuesday!

• 2025.06.19Today’s Intermediate～Maruyama Zoo～

  

  　今日は年中組のみんなで円山動物園に行ってきました！天候にも恵まれ、「早く着かないかな～」と楽しみにしていた動物園に到着すると、オオワシが大きな鳴き声でお出迎えしてくれ、「何て言ってるのかな？」「みんなが来て喜んでるのかも！」「本当は怒ってるのかもしれないよ」などと想像力を膨らませていたお子さま達。それから元気いっぱいな「さる」、親子で水浴びをする「ぞう」、色々なさるの仲間達や、高い所で休憩中の「チンパンジー」、ご飯中の「エゾシカ」に、水のシャワーで涼む「オオカミ」と様々な動物達を見て折り返し。水のプールの中でくつろぐ「ヒマラヤンブラッグベア」や、ご飯中の「きりん」、お散歩している「ダチョウ」や「しまうま」に、お部屋で休む「らいおん」と予定時間ギリギリまでたくさんの動物達を観察したお子さま達は、達成感でいっぱい。長い距離も自分達の足で歩ききることができ、クタクタに疲れた様子も見られましたが、「明日は何の動物を描こうかな？」と期待を膨らませる年中組のお子さま達でした。

• 2025.06.18Today’s Bear Class

  

  Today in Bear Class we had fun learning about shapes and playing percussion instruments. Everyone walked around the room and looked for shapes like squares, triangles, and circles. We practiced pointing and saying “It’s a circle,” for example. Then, we got out some instruments like tambourines, bongos, and a conga drum. Each instrument had a shape on it. The children tried hard to say the shape names and enjoyed hitting the instruments. Some friends did a little dancing too. We were very impressed with the children’s ability to look for and find shape around the room. Great job everyone! Stay cool and see you next week.

• 2025.06.17Today’s senior~Maruyama Zoo~

  

  今日は、年長組で円山動物園に行ってきました。「動物園楽しみ！」と、前日から楽しみにしていたお子さま達。動物園では、ワシやフクロウから始まり、サルやオラウータンなど、色々な動物を見ました。年長組のお子さま達は、檻の中のどこに動物がいるか、ワウワクした表情で探しながら散策しており、チンパンジーが近くまで来たり、寝ていたライオンが起き上がる様子を見ると「こっち見てくれた！」「遊びに来てくれた！」などと大喜びの様子でした。帰りのバスの中でも「今日見たキリンが可愛かった！」などと、友達と動物のことを思い出しながら盛り上がっていた年長組でした。みんなで動物の絵を描くことも、楽しみにしていてくださいね！

• 2025.06.16Today’s Junior ＆ Senior

  

  今日は年長組の体育教室がありました。朝から「今日はゆうか先生が来る日だよね！」とわくわくした様子のお子さま達。体育教室が始まると、まずは念入りに準備運動を行いました。その後は、跳び箱を跳ぶためのウォーミングアップでウサギになって両足跳びをしたり、ライオンになって手から足の順番で床につく練習をしたあとに、跳び箱の踏み切る練習として、走ってきたらマーカーの上に両足で着地する練習を行いました。勢いよく走ってくると中々ピタっ！とマーカの上に両足で着地することが難しく、通り過ぎたり、片足の着地になってしまい「これ、難しいよ～」と苦戦するお子さま達でしたが、ゆうか先生のアドバイスで踏み切りの位置や足の動かし方をどうしたら良いかしっかり聞いて、2度目のチャレンジをするとみんな上手にピタっ！と止まることができました。ウォーミングアップを終えると、いよいよ跳び箱に挑戦です。最初のウォーミングアップで踏み切る練習をした成果もあり、ロイター板の上での踏み切りもとっても上手に踏み切って跳び箱を跳んでいました。その後は、鉄棒の前回りにも挑戦したり、最後には泥棒と警察に分かれて鬼ごっこも楽しみながら体をいっぱい動かした年長組のお子さま達でした。

  

  今日の年少組はMaruyama Zooへ行きました。「今日はMaruyama Zooへいく日だね！」と楽しみにして登園してきたお子さま達。バスにのり、動物園での約束を確認すると、あっという間に円山動物園へ着きました。「どんなAnimalがいるかな！」とワクワクしながら歩いていると、まずはOwlとEagleがいました。一緒に鳥の鳴き声を真似したり、じっと見つめてみたりとそれぞれの楽しみ方をしていました。Giraffeを見つけた時には「すごく大きいね！」「大きい方はお母さんなのかな？」と色々な発見をしながら観察する姿が見られていましたよ。幼稚園に戻ってからも「Ostrichはまんまるの体だったね」「ぞうさん鼻が長くてカッコよかったな」と今日見た動物たちのことを嬉しそうに話してました。水曜日は各クラスで動物の絵を描きます。楽しみにしていてくださいね！

• 2025.06.13Today’s Class 6

  

  Today in Class 6, we had so much fun. After playing with our friends in the morning, we had English Writing. Everyone has been doing well learning about Magic ‘E’. It is great to see everyone’s writing skills have been improving. We then had swimming. We had so much fun in the water. Once we were all finished with swimming, we then ate our yummy lunches. Before going home we played a game together in Class 6. Great job this week Class 6. Let’s have more fun together next week! Have a nice weekend.

• 2025.06.12Junior’s Open Class

  

  Today was Class 1’s first Open Class! Today was the day for our Mixed Juice Party. But Freddy Frog ate all of the fruit, so we had to go shopping for more. After following a map to the shop, all of the children got the chance to be both shopkeepers and customers. We heard lots of great English, and friends asking each other, “What do you want?” and answering, “I want a blueberry!” After everyone had their fruit, we called Mr. Juice to use his mixer and added some Ghost Powder to make the juice extra yummy. As he called the children to put their fruit in the mixer, everyone could say, “I got a banana!” After everyone got their cup of mixed juice, the party began, and we sang the Juice Song together. Soon it was time to say goodbye to Mr. Juice. We are so proud of everyone in Class 1 today. They did an amazing job and also had lots of fun. Thank you to all of the parents who could join us today. We really appreciate your ongoing support!

  

  Today was Class 2’s first Open Class, and we started by singing the ABC song and by playing a Phonics game. We used big voices and remembered lots of Phonics words. Once Phonics Time was over, we had a Mixed Juice Party! We saw that Ella Elephant ate all the fruit we had saved for the party, so we went shopping and got many new fruits for the party by saying, “I want an apple,” and other fruit names. Once we had new fruits, we met Miss Juice to help make some yummy juice. She brought us a mixer, and she poured in some ghost powder to help the mixer switch on. We did a fantastic job asking questions during our shopping, such as, “What do you want?” and asking about the fruits our friends chose, such as when we asked, “What did you get?” We also did a great job answering questions, such as when we said, “I got an orange,” as well as other fruits. After we all received a cup of mixed fruit juice, we sang the Juice Song and drank the yummy juice. Class 2 did a wonderful job, and we all had so much fun! Thank you, parents, for coming today to support and encourage the children. They were so happy to see their parents, and we are so thankful for your support at the kindergarten.

• 2025.06.11Today’s Class 5

  

  Today in Class 5 we had another exciting round of Senior Group Activities, and it’s amazing to see how much everyone has grown! After a few weeks of practice, all of the children are really improving and showing lots of confidence in their chosen groups. Our soccer group had a blast today using real goals for the first time, practicing their kicks and cheering each other on. Over in art, friends created “rooms” on paper and stacked them to build a big, colorful house inspired by a storybook. They even painted the sky and ground and added decorations to make it feel extra special. Meanwhile, the jump rope team is getting better and better! Today they challenged themselves to see how many jumps they could do for each type—one leg hops, skip jumps, even backwards jumps. Everyone is showing great focus and teamwork. Keep it up, Class 5!